The president-elect’s Amtrak trip to Washington, planned for Monday, has also been canceled.
A rehearsal for Joe Biden’s inauguration scheduled for Sunday has been postponed because of security concerns, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
After last week’s riots in Washington, security officials have locked down the Capitol complex, and the National Guard is expected to deploy more than 20,000 troops to assist with security. Top lawmakers and Homeland Security officials have been alarmed about the rising threats around the inauguration, and the FBI warned this weekend of armed protests in all 50 states.
The rehearsal is now planned for Monday, the people said.
The president-elect’s team has also canceled an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington planned for Monday because of heightened security concerns.
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And on Friday morning, the House Oversight Committee sent letters to 27 transportation and lodging companies — from car rental services like Avis and Hertz to hotel chains like Marriott and Hyatt — urging them to implement “screening measures” to ensure their services aren’t used to facilitate domestic terrorist plots surrounding Biden’s inauguration.
Committee chair Carolyn Maloney is also asking the companies to retain all January records for potential sharing with law enforcement and to inform the panel of the plans it implemented by the end of the month.
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